Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-08-25
ALLISON NOT In A HURRY.
HE PREFERS TO WAIT A YEAR FOR
lOWA'S ENDORSEMENT.

Proceedings of the Republican Convention
-Larrabee Observation-Disclosures Re-
pubiicans Given a Surprise-Keystone
Prohibitionists Decline to Trust Either
Old Party with Their Case-General
Political Notes.
DIES MONIES, Iowa, Aug. 25-The Repub-
lican state convention was called to order at
10 O'Clock a. m Wednesday, and a tempora-
nv organization made as follows: Chairman,
Hon John Brennan, of Woodbury. county;
secretary, d. d. Donnin, of Clayton county;
first assistant secretary, A II. Fortune, Da-
Wis county; second assistant secretary, ). Ii.
Sperry, johnson county; reading clerk, Dr- T.
r. Hutchins, Polk county. All portions OF
the state were fully represented and the at
tendance Of on-lookers was very large. Mr.
Brennan made short and eloquent address,
in which he discussed national and state queS-
tons and declared that prohibition was sue
cess and was permanent institution in Iowa
His mention of the name of Blaine was loud
ly cheered, and when Allison was referred to
the convention almost raised the roof OF the
house The speaker also eulogized Governor
Larrabee The regular committees were ap-
pointed and the convention took recess I'M
til p m During the recess DR.. Beardsley,
was reelected chairman of the state central
committee.
When the convention resSsembled in the
afternoon Congressman Henderson, OF Du-
| buque, was elected permanent chairman In
| taking the chair Henderson said that he had
every where been encountered by deter
| mnatiou among Iowa Republicans TO indorse
| Senator Allison for president, but as his
| friend who expected TO follow him to vic
| tory next year, he thought it best to take no
such action but to defer it until another
| year.
| Governor Larrabee was renominated by
acclamation; j. A. T. Hull for lieutenant
| governor; Senator Robinson was nominated
for supreme judge on the fifth ballot Henry
SaHin was nominated on the third ballot for
superintendent of public instruction,
The platform starts out with denial that
| suffrage is a local question for each state to
regulate, and condemns the suppression OF
the colored vote in the south; favors pro
tective tariff; opposes criminal or vicious i'm
migration; favors retaining unearned land
grants, 10 he held for actual settlers; charges
the Democrats with disobeying the civil serv-
| ice law criticises Clevelands administration
for its ''abuse of the Union soldiers in its at
tempt to surrender the rebel battle flags,
failure to reduce the surplus and decreas'
taxation, approves the interstate commerce.
law, and favors state legislation to supple
nlent it; favors liberal pensions fo
the soldiers; declares against any
compromise with the saloon interest, and il
favor of a faithful and vigorous enforcement
In all parts of the state of the prohibitorl
law; expresses sympathy for Ireland and witt
the people of Dakota and other territories il
this country deprived of home rule, and con
cludes with commentator of Governor Lar
rabee's defense of the people from the extor
ton of railway monopoly, and for his protes
in behalf of Iowa against the presidents "at
tempted surrender of the rebel battle-flags"
The convention adjourned sine die about
pm.
: The striking feature of the convention am
the day was the enthusiasm and unanimit,
in favor of Senator Allison. He was cheere
every time his name was mentioned with
! heartiness of complete accord that left n
doubt of the enthusiastic desire of his stat
to present his name for the presidency at tn
proper time. But for his own advice AM
5 the active efforts of his nearest friends /
support OF it, that all personal ambition
should wait on party interest, and that til
party should wait till nsxt year and get tn
} latest Judgment OF the people, the CONVEX
ton would have declared for him